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bir an evvel

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر آن اول (bir an evvel),[1][2] from بر (bir) +‎ آن (an) +‎ اول (evvel), equivalent to compound of bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) +‎ an (“moment”) +‎ evvel (“before, first, earlier”), literally “one moment earlier”. Cognates with Azerbaijani bir an əvvəl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾ.an.ev.vel/
  • Hyphenation: bir‧an‧ev‧vel

Adverb

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bir an evvel

  1. as soon as possible, immediately
    Synonyms: bir an önce, bir gün evvel, bir gün önce, bir ayak evvel, bir ayak önce, hemen
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بر آن اول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 265
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بر آن اول”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 199

Further reading

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  • “bir an evvel”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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